Melodic Mondays
Those of you who know me know that I love music even though I am not musical myself. I listen to good music as often as I can. It is beneficial to the brain, valuable to the vocabulary, and strengthening to the soul. Isaiah 12:2-3 is a lovely passage that includes this soaring statement of surety: “The Lord JEHOVAH [YAHWEH] is my strength and my song.” This could be translated, “God is my mountaintop and my music.” Yes, He is! Each Monday, I want to study this subject and suggest a song to listen to. Anyone reading this devotional has easy access to any song. (I am an exception because I do not go on a computer or other information device.) If you do not like my suggestion (and we all have different tastes), you can think of or search for one that speaks to you. Then, it can become a source of encouragement throughout the week.
I have often said that, although Christians will be fully welcomed by God into heaven, we will not strut or sashay into His presence. Rather, we will worship Him as He deserves. “Kneelin’ Down inside the Gate” by Stanley Thompson is a traditional song that celebrates this truth. The key thought is that we will indeed kneel down before our Savior God: “The four and twenty elders fall down before Him [Who] sat on the throne and worship Him [Who] liveth for ever and ever” (Revelation 4:10a). The style of music in this song is quite different from ours. It is a form of Bahamian rhyming, which uses a repeated chorus over which the lead singer (called a “rhymer”) layers Biblical texts.